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Away, want to put a felony, six months on him, he was going to queens college, never had a record. judge should have discretion to let the kid go. prosecutor said no discretion, i think it is obscene. >> thats a state case, not federal. >> okay. directly ahead, is the united states overreacting to the al qaeda terror threat? ted koppel thinks so. hear his explanation when you come back. ♪

Evil motive and on top of that, they would have to prove connection to interstate commerce or something else that gives it that federal nexus. thats why its a very high boe state case has no bearing, no bearing whatsoever on a federal case. the federal investigation has been ongoing. it started in march 2012. there has been no determination, and we know that the investigation is continuing. so to suggest that whatever happened in state court has some sort of bearing

Civil rights charges? >> right. so we know the doj is currently investigating whether or not to bring federal charges against zimmerman. they have a lengthy policy which i have reviewed in depth. essentially it boils down to would the federal charges be different and have different elements than what the state has already decided. because double jeopardy attaches. meaning once somebodys acquitted in a state case, the same case cannot be brought again. either in a state court or in federal court....

This is not the end. this is just the beginning, that its a forward march for progress and we all need to participate. and certainly, ben, you have done a wonderful job and we really appreciate the work you have done. let me just say, though, the issue that people talk about is that this is double jeopardy if you were to prosecute it. it is not double jeopardy because the federal statute has different elements and different causes of actions that apply that do not apply in state court. so you ca...

Tough as he was. >> yeah, i agree. i think that he went farther than he needed to. i think it was a risky defensive move for the defense and i dont think it turned out good for them. i think that you dont do that. and if youre going to do it, you really need -- its almost a hail mary pass because the case is not going your way, and in this particular case, i think that the defense feels rather confident. its not the -- no matter what anybody thinks, those who are looking at this, we know its not...

For jobs at police departments but didnt get them. >> right. >> that kind of life says what his state of mind might have been that night. >> very much. so i think it works to this state case that he knew better. but if the biggest thing the defense did today. i to the their cross was okay. seeing the guy smile for the first time in two weeks is probably more important than anything the defense managed to say. to see george zimmerman not seem like a stoic detached monster for the first time was t...

You talk to them, and we do, they know absolutely if you are going federal on this case, we have problems. if its a state case, well figure that out. a year or two. >> now, getting new gup control legislation passed even in a blue state like illinois can be tough. last week the jep assembly met in special session and couldnt find the vote for its own assault weapons ban even with democrats in control of both chambers. >> bret: steve brown live in chicago. thank you. military suicide hit a tragic...

now. he also attends a private fund-raiser in pittsburgh. president, hes going to be speaking at a fund-raiser in san antonio. we expect to hear from him any minute. were going to take you there live when he starts his remarks. were going to have live coverage from the romney rally. that is also happening later this hour. relatives of two missing girls in iowa say they are now bracing for the worst but hoping, hoping for the best. 8-year-old elizabeth collins and 10-year-old lera coo...

florida. debby is blamed for one death. >> scared half to death. pretty traumatic. >> we got the latest forecast track. more on cranberries. michelle obama want kids to lay off sugary drinks but she didnt expect cranberry farm towers be mad at her. plus this. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. your sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> this exchange between jerry sandusky and bob costas was...

The court to throw out an act of congress. thats like saying its unprecedent today breathe. its what the court does. and then in his follow-up the next day, he cited the larknar case, which is a state case, not a federal case. the customers law was not relevant and it was decided in 1903 and he said it was decided in the 30s. hes a constitutional law professor. he should get an f in his own course. but let me go back to the basic question to the constitutionality. i worked for clinton in 95 and ...